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October 16, 2022
The counter-weight to Li Ruihuan's clear discontent with Xi Jinping today was the stunning appearance at the congress opening of the 105-year old Song Ping, who helped steer China out of Maoism and chose Xi's predecessor. His stamp of approval is big becau
The counter-weight to Li Ruihuan's clear discontent with Xi Jinping today was the stunning appearance at the congress opening of the 105-year old Song Ping, who helped steer China out of Maoism and chose Xi's predecessor. His stamp of approval is big because of his pedigree.
The only visible discontent with Xi Jinping at his ruler-for-life investiture today came from Li Ruihuan, the key figure who forced Jiang Zemin to give up power in 2002. No applause from Li, 88, who protected artists after Tiananmen and fought against stro
The only visible discontent with Xi Jinping at his ruler-for-life investiture today came from Li Ruihuan, the key figure who forced Jiang Zemin to give up power in 2002. No applause from Li, 88, who protected artists after Tiananmen and fought against strongman rule.
Frye is writing about the Book of Exodus as myth, noting that many Jews lived content in Alexandria and that Israeli governance was often worse.
Frye is writing about the Book of Exodus as myth, noting that many Jews lived content in Alexandria and that Israeli governance was often worse.
It also explains anti-colonial mythologies, especially in India and Africa.
It also explains anti-colonial mythologies, especially in India and Africa.
"When any group of people feels as strongly about anything as slaves feel about slavery, history as such is dust and ashes: only myth...can provide any hope or support at all." - Northrop Frye, The Great Code. This explains the 1619 Project.
"When any group of people feels as strongly about anything as slaves feel about slavery, history as such is dust and ashes: only myth...can provide any hope or support at all." - Northrop Frye, The Great Code. This explains the 1619 Project.
October 15, 2022
Glad to see my student Dr. Nguyen Van Dang of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics publish his work on noncompliance with land acquisition and resettlement in Vietnam in this new book. The Viets are avoiding China's brutal resettlement policies.
Glad to see my student Dr. Nguyen Van Dang of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics publish his work on noncompliance with land acquisition and resettlement in Vietnam in this new book. The Viets are avoiding China's brutal resettlement policies.
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R to @BruceDGilley: Absolutely correct that Sowell is readable and quotable and will be remembered more widely (and I agree with his views). But none of this is relevant to scientific contributions: how many of you have heard of David Easton or David Beeth
Absolutely correct that Sowell is readable and quotable and will be remembered more widely (and I agree with his views). But none of this is relevant to scientific contributions: how many of you have heard of David Easton or David Beetham, giants of social theory?
October 14, 2022
Can we speak plainly? Sowell is a lovely man who has made important contributions but he would not rank among the top 100 or even 500 American social scientists of the modern era.
Can we speak plainly? Sowell is a lovely man who has made important contributions but he would not rank among the top 100 or even 500 American social scientists of the modern era.
Shouldn't publishers be required to pay all men who write novels about magic, wizards, and dark lords the same as JK Rowling?
Shouldn't publishers be required to pay all men who write novels about magic, wizards, and dark lords the same as JK Rowling?
Every attempt to restrain the US public debt has failed, but the crisis tendencies created by such a large market in that debt may finally create the need for change.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/art...
Every attempt to restrain the US public debt has failed, but the crisis tendencies created by such a large market in that debt may finally create the need for change.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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